ICELAND ~ Jökulgil Canyon - Landmannalaugar ~

... A spectacular mountain scenery... such a variety of colours and shapes are not found in any one other place in nature... Landmannalaugar is the most visited spot in the uninhabited areas of Iceland... a hiking destinations where visitors from across the globe enjoy wide-open vistas, scenic trails and colourful rhyolite mountains... a rock type that creates a full spectrum of dazzling colour... shades of red, pink, green, blue and golden yellow... a highly interesting place in geological sense but also for its history and vegetation... Jökulgil Canyon is just one of the gorges that split the mountains... a truly breath-taking hiking trail runs along the entire canyon... it is relatively easily accessible late in summer or in autumn when the water level of River Jokulkvisl has dropped...Thanks a lot Svea!!【ツ】

© Photo: Pálmi Guðmundsson's
Jökulgil is a 13 km long valley carved into Landmannalaugar that roughly translates into "Glaciar Canyon".

Landmannalaugar is located in the Fjallabak Nature Reserve in the Iceland highlands. The Nature reserve itself spans around forty-seven thousand hectares, all at an elevation above 500m (1640 ft). The entire area was formed by a volcanic eruption in the 15th C and is marked by geothermal hot springs, glacier-covered mountains, lava fields and rivers.

Stamp:

EUROPA Stamps - Bridges
(15-02-2018)

ICELAND ~Thingvellir National Park - Flosagja rift - UNESCO ~

...Spectacular scenery...the site where the great tectonic plates of Europe and North America meet!
Thanks a lot Patrik!

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Fishing vessels- Breki VE 61 (built in 1976)
(Issued 08.05.2014)

Thingvellir National Park is located in southwestern Iceland. It  is a site of historical, cultural, and geological importance and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland.

It is the site of a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It is also home to Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.

Flosagja (Flosi's Gorge), gorge filled with water in the lava fields between the European and American tectonic plates. It extends for 800 meters and is all of 25 meters deep.

Thingvellir was accepted on the World Heritage list for its cultural values in 2004.



©Photo: Pórhallur Birgisson

ICELAND~Skogafoss Waterfall~

...Received second card (this one with no rainbow) showing one of the most impressive waterfalls in all of Iceland...just see how tiny everyone appears in front of the waterfall...Thanks Svea!!

With nice  tourist stamps III- Sjálfberg rock.
(Issued 16-01-2014)

©Photo: Palmi Gudmundsson Skógafoss is a waterfall situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. The Skógafoss is one of the biggest and most beautiful classically-shaped rectangular waterfall of the country with a width of 25 meters and a drop of 60 meters.

ICELAND~Skogafoss Waterfall~

...Breathtaking view of one of the most impressive waterfalls in all of Iceland...Just see how tiny everyone appears in front of the waterfall... Thanks a lot Patrik!!!


Nice stamp with great clear postmark.
Tourism II Icelandic Nature - Aldeyjarfoss
(Issued 24-01-2013)

Skógafoss is a waterfall situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline.

The Skógafoss is one of the biggest and most beautiful classically-shaped rectangular waterfall of the country with a width of 25 meters and a drop of 60 meters. Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days.

ICELAND ~Cliffs of Látrabjarg~

For me, Iceland is one the countries with the most spectacular nature...you better don't look down when you are afraid of heights standing on this cliff :D... and as being a "birdcolonie" I see only one puffin......But the view is just breathtaking!!

This is my first card from Manu who started a six months journey from Iceland to Cape town, crossing 20 countries...Looking forward to many great postcards!! Thanks a lot Manu! :D

Nice stamp: Icelandic Visual Arts II – The Pioneers (Day of issue: 03.11.2011)

Látrabjarg, in Iceland, marks the western-most part of Europe. The cliffs are home to millions of birds, including puffins, northern gannets, guillemots and razorbills. It is vital for their survival as it hosts up to 40% of the world population for some species e.g. the Razorbill.
It is Europe's largest bird cliff, 14km long and up to 440m high.

ICELAND ~Friends at sea~

Star performance for whale watchers in Skjálfandi Bay off Hüsavik, norht Iceland.

ICELAND ~Humpback Whale~

A humpback Whale breaching in the Skalfándi Bay. Humpbacks migrate thousands of kilometres to their feeding-grounds from warm climate breeding-areas and can be spotted in the Icelandic seas during the summer months. Humbacks are easely distinguished by their knobby heads and long flippers. The males are noted for their long and complex songs. This whale was photographed during a whale watching from the town Húsavik.

ICELAND ~Glacier-river-lagoon~

View of Jökulsárlón (the glacier-river-lagoon) and large icebergs that have broken off grom the Breiõamerkurjökull glacier, one of Iceland's major tourist attractions. Thanks!!